Morals are different in every society and change over time as peoples' values and views change. Though atheists can have good morals, their principles may change over time. Instead of following what is going on in our society, having faith in God and his ways gives unchanging morals that are always appropriate and peace everlasting. It gives Catholics security knowing that what they are doing is right. "Jesus used these invitational and provocative forms of speech - aphorisms and parables - to subvert conventional ways of seeing and living, and to invite his hearers to alternate way of life."(Borg, p. 75) How people view life and what they believe in determine how they will live their life. Having set morals instilled in them

through Catholicism, children may be more inclined to be good. Being raised a certain way does not guarantee that a person will follow what they were brought up to believe. Raising a child as Catholic though makes a person more prone to leading a virtuous life. Also, morals give Catholic families an anchor. When everyone believes in the same morals it creates unity and keeps peace.

Having faith in God gives us guidance. As we make decisions everyday, we sometimes get confused on what we should do. At these times, we can turn to God and think what would Jesus do? While some decisions may be as small as whether or not to keep the money when a cashier gives you too much change back, other decisions may be life changing. "In the message and activity of Jesus, we see an alternative social vision: a community shaped not by the ethos and politics of purity, but by the ethos and politics of compassion." Jesus believed in compassion. He did not feel that it was right to have a purity system that either made you really good or really bad. The purity system said that if you were a gentile, not whole (leprosy, damaged testicles or missing penis), female, poor etc., you were impure. Jesus did not feel this was fair. He went against this and helped those considered impure and even dined with them. Having a stance on compassion led to a society where everyone is included. Though most of society believed in the purity system, Jesus made the decision to go against what he believed was wrong. Just because something is tradition does n

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